Losing weight can sometimes feel impossible, with results taking time to achieve and different diets just not working. Every diet program seems to have different dietary advice. Plus, with a short-term solution, it can be easy to slip back to where you were, leaving you missing your weight loss goals and feeling dissatisfied with your body.
Weight loss surgery, also called bariatric or metabolic surgery, could be an answer for you. Our Patient Promise is our way of demonstrating we care that you get the best standard of service from start to finish. For our teams, it’s not just about providing you the best flexible payment options with our medical loan payment plans to meet the cost of treatment, it’s about helping to make sure that you get the health outcome that you are looking for.
Be smart about how you spend your money. Patient finance is not just for people who cannot afford to pay upfront, it is for people who see the benefit of using us to spread the cost, rather than their credit card or bank. You no longer need to use your savings to pay for your treatment – you can apply to spread the cost of your healthcare now with Chrysalis Finance using our simple 1,2,3 application to pay for your treatment. We have interest-free rates from up to 12 months and an interest-bearing credit rate of 9.9 APR if you wanted to spread the cost over up to five years.
Why is it important to find weight loss surgery near me?
With challenges to NHS waiting lists and criteria for surgery, it can be tempting to search for ‘cheapest weight loss surgery’ and make the choice to travel abroad where the weight loss surgery cost seems to be less. However, the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) has strong advice against this. BOMSS warns of particular concerns about lack of adequate pre-operative assessment and counselling, poor procedure choice and patients having operations that they were not expecting. The unknown quality and safety of surgery is one of the reasons why BOMSS warns against weight loss procedures abroad, while the UK government also highlights the plight of 20 British nationals who died since 2019 following medical tourism visits to Turkey.
At Chrysalis Finance Limited, we only work with partners who have exceptionally high standards and meet our dynamic Chrysalis accreditation process. In addition, they must be registered with the relevant UK professional bodies. These include the Care Quality Commission, Health Inspectorate Wales and Health Improvement Scotland (which regulate clinic practice in the UK) and the General Medical Council which provides professional registration for surgeons.
The main types of weight loss surgery
It is important to seek medical advice about the type of bariatric surgery procedure that would benefit you the best, before embarking on surgery. Everyone’s weight loss treatment and options for weight loss will be different, so do take time to speak with experienced surgeons. You will have probably explored other weight loss methods in the past and made a number of life choices and healthy lifestyle decisions. Your doctor will also want to speak with you about your medical history before recommending surgical procedures.
Gastric band surgery
Gastric banding means a band is placed around the stomach that forms a small pouch at the top. It takes less food to fill the pouch, meaning that you eat less to feel full.
Gastric bypass
Surgical staples create a pouch at the top of the stomach and that pouch is then connected directly to the small intestine. This process also means that your body may absorb fewer calories.
Sleeve gastrectomy
With gastric sleeve surgery, a larger part of the stomach is removed, meaning the stomach is smaller than before and, like gastric band and gastric bypass, it takes less food to make you feel full.
Intra-gastric balloon
A soft balloon is filled with air or salt water and placed into the stomach. The presence of the balloon means you do not eat as much to feel full. The balloon is not permanent; it is left there for about six months and then removed.
Biliopancreatic diversion
Similar to a gastric bypass, except the access connection to the small intestine is placed further along the intestine. This process also means that your body may absorb fewer calories.
Primary obesity surgery endolumena
This procedure also reduces the size of a patient’s stomach but does not remove any tissue or bypass the stomach. Instead, the surgeon uses a tiny camera called an endoscope and small tools to gather the stomach into folds to make it smaller. This new technique is not available on the NHS and so private treatment is necessary.
And after your weight loss
Can we be the first to congratulate you on your weight loss! We also provide access to medical loans to help with any additional cosmetic surgery you may need afterwards, such as a tummy tuck to remove skin you may no longer need.
Improve your quality of life with Chrysalis
While your type of procedure for weight loss surgery can lead to significant weight loss and could help improve many obesity-related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, this type of surgery is still a major operation and – like all medical procedures – you need to have confidence and trust in your medical professional. As a patient, your health is of the utmost importance to us and having the right surgeon is vital.
If you do decide on surgery but the price seems too high, you can be assured that Chrysalis Finance has several flexible credit financing options that you can apply for to help spread the cost. You don’t need to wait, apply today (subject to status) and pay for your healthcare easily in monthly installments with an optional deposit, using one of our payment options.
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